NEWS
PREPAREFOR WORSENING PRODUCT SHORTAGES
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has warned that the current shortage of building products and materials is set to worsen before it improves. In a joint statement from CLC’s Product Availability work group co-chairs - John Newcomb Chief Executive for Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, Chief Executive for Construction Products Association - alerted the trade to “plan for increased demand and longer delays, keep open lines of communication with their suppliers and order early for future projects.” “Demand for construction products remains high both in the UK and globally and is set to continue throughout 2021 in every sector,” they stated. “Unfortunately, this means the availability issues we are currently experiencing are likely to worsen before they improve. “Prior to the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal, we were seeing a slight lowering of both container costs and delivery times of these imported goods. We anticipate that this will continue once the effect of the temporary closure works through.”
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory submitted by Mid Ulster District Council Planning Department.
NI PLANNINGEXCELLENCE RECOGNISEDATRTPI AWARDS 2021
A ‘dark sky park’ near
contractor on the project was Lowry Building & Civil Engineering. Ryan Walker of The Paul Hogarth Company, was the finalist in the Young Planner of the Year category. Ryan is a strong advocate for the planning profession and the positive role it can play in reducing inequalities and creating inclusive growth. He is currently Chair of RTPI Northern Ireland Young Planners.
Cookstown, County Tyrone and a planner based in Belfast were in the running to win at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021. OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory, Davagh Forest, was submitted by Mid Ulster District Council Planning Department
Ryan Walker, The Paul Hogarth Company.
(Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment). This innovative project was designed to safeguard the area’s dark skies and peatland habitats. Main
The RTPI Awards ceremony takes place after NI Builder Magazine goes to press on April 29. We shall report on the outcome in the next issue.
£75MTRANSLINKFRAMEWORKWINNERS
Translink has revealed the eight winners on its major building works framework. The firms who clinched the four-year contract worth £74m include: Lowry Building & Civil Engineering, John Graham Construction, McLaughlin & Harvey, Henry Brothers, Northstone, OHMG, FP McCann and Tracey Brothers. Translink’s infrastructure and property
division is responsible for maintenance and capital works to all infrastructure and property for Northern Ireland Railways Company, Ulsterbus, Metro and NITHC. The scope of the framework is to provide construction works to support the delivery of the property department’s programme of capital and maintenance works for Translink for projects.
The transport provider is also currently undertaking a number of maintenance projects, including track renewals in Belfast and Lurgan and station improvements in Derriaghy.
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